Back the Blue: Implementing and Analyzing the Effectiveness of Health and Wellness Programs for Police Departments

Learning Objectives: 

• Identify the process of implementing a health and wellness program for police officers, the challenges that need to be overcome, and what strategies can be used to overcome these challenges.
• Recognize approaches that could be used to encourage officer participation in a health and wellness program and support from leadership within the police department.
• Comprehend the health and fitness data recorded from police officers who participate within a health and wellness program, acknowledge what this data shows relative to program effectiveness, and understand how this data could be used to provide an evidence-base for a health and wellness program in a police department.